ANTIFA GO ANTI-METAL
POSTED BY PAWEL PALICA ON NOV 15, 2012 IN UNCATEGORIZED | 0 COMMENTS
They say antifacist of yesterday will be the facist of tomorrow and boy do the stormtroopers of Germany’s Antifa (more and more questionably an antifascist movement) do much to prove it right. On their neverending quest to fight with non-existing enemies the brainless scumbags (yeah, fuck off!) have recently caused the cancellation of “Storm of Damnation” show, which was supposed to be held on November 11th in Berlin (the day after Nuclear War Now! Festival), apparently accusing Sweden’s black/death metalheads Kill and UK’s Spearhead of being somehow “fascist”.

The local promoters (Apocalyptic Visions Of Death and Voces de Ultratumba collectives) have issued a very mean statement: “Not unlike the crusades of the Inquisition or to put a more recent example, the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) in the 80′s in USA, we are facing this time a faceless entity taking over the extreme metal underground and turning everyone and everything involved into a fascist. These are the terrorist tactics used by the Antifa: for them everyone from band members and labels to venues, fans, record stores, festivals and organizers, is by definition and by association, suspicious or plainly a nazi. This can’t be more ridiculous an argument! They are turning upside down lyrical content inherent to works of music and art; by doing so, they fall into their own trap. Those tactics of persecution may resemble the methods used by the Nazi government themselves during the banning period of Entartete Musik (degenerate music), the evil the Antifa are supposed to eradicate. With such an agenda in mind there is no wonder they see phantoms all over the place. Enough for freedom of speech and tolerance.
We both VOCES DE ULTRATUMBA and APOCALYPTIC VISIONS OF DEATH, as organizers of STORMS OF DAMNATION have never, nor ever will, choose the bands based on a political basis. The only political content is on the Antifa’s mind, and searching for it, they will always find the evil they are desperately looking for. We are not looking for NS bands, the Antifa has created them, spread the news on their blogs and newsletters, without taking into account nor accepting the statements of band members and organizers. As was the case with this event, we had people coming from all over the world and of the most varied ethnicities; Mexicans, Polish, Russians, Japanese, Italians, Guatemalans, Moroccans or Canadians; yellow, white, black and blue, all united together by the same metal spirit and eager to see and support the bands and the true underground, as our pre-sale list testifies. We could also hark back to our very successful work together with a leftist organization like Kill-Town Bookings, though we never had nor were forced to align to their political sympathies, through which we presented a band from Israel twice (Sonne Adam), or a band from latinos from Los Angeles (Sadistic Intent), we are very far from being called a Nazi, nor supporters in any way of such ideologies. Lyrical content and artwork in a purely artistic context can’t be held as proof for that, even though there is none of it to be found in any of the 5 bands we wanted to present, same as an actor performing on a movie about the Third Reich is not a nazi for taking a role on it.
We also condemn that the Slaughterhouse club, falling prey of the accusations done by the Antifa, has not only cancelled two concerts by us, with all the severe financial damage that we, as private underground supporters have to deal with now, but also accused us publicly of spreading such ideologies with bands supposedly related to it. When in fact, line up, links to the bands and all necessary information had been provided with several months in advance, and they couldn’t find nothing to worry about. When also, the Slaughterhouse had in their own agenda and interest, to present bands from the neo-folk spectrum, something they actually did, and counted on us to succeed and open their own game. Backstabbing of the worst kind.
The concert was moved to Blackland, but then again, the inconsiderate action of the Antifa, that even removing the two bands they were complaining about (Kill and Spearhed), announced a march against the concert towards the venue; plus visits of the criminal police, the green party and a newspaper turned the owners of the location off and the concert got cancelled, on last hours of the Saturday night. Still, against all odds and in face of the frustration, TYRANTS BLOOD and VASSAFOR pulled it off full of determination, and played a spontaneous, historical set on the late hours of the NWN! after party being held there. We are in gratitude with the staff at Blackland for their efforts and for letting 2 bands play a day earlier. Unfortunately, that was an impromptu action, we were unable to inform those having bought a ticket. And also extremely thankful to all three other bands that couldn’t perform in any way, namely KILL, MAVETH and SPEARHEAD, that even facing the disgusting of the situation gave us their support and understanding. Same to ALL the maniacs that bought tickets from us in advance, to the ones that donated the funds to overcome part of the damage, for a concert they never got to see happen the way it was planned. And to the Nuclear War Now! Festival and their staff for hosting us and let us work as a parallel event.
Antifa, the enemy that you sought to fight is in your own mind. Move on and get a life!
Nothing can’t stop the Iron Will. Crush, Kill, Destroy!”

A well-written response to the actions of one of the most fascist groups of all: THE ANTIFA. It truly is ironic that this bunch of mindless idiots cannot see that their actions are some of the most oppressive of any modern "protest" group, and thus they are the very essence of what they claim to fight against. The ANTIFA, in their rush to be "politically correct," have made themselves directly opposed to the ideals of freedom of expression, unity through music, and non-conformity, which are embodied in the metal spirit.

Or maybe ZT pussied out and thought that people would accuse them of supporting fascism?

The article is clearly a disclaimer stating a lack of support for facism. If they did pull it down for the reason you stated it is indicative of complete stupidity on their behalf.

Most people don't even read the article, they see the word FASCISM and run a mile. It's probably better for them to pull the article and ignore the issue entirely than have any post which may be misconstrued by an idiot.